| There are a number
of different search engines and directories
you can use to find US government information.
These are a few of the best for both general
and specialized information.
Agency
Index
Courtesy of Washburn University School
of Law. A web page for Federal Agencies
that provides links to the agencies' homepage,
publications, organizational charts, electronic
forms and administrative decisions. Often
this information can only be found by digging
deep into an agency site.
Catalog of U.S. Government Publications
The electronic version of the discontinued Monthly
Catalog of United States Government Publications, this
site provides additional information such as
locations of depository libraries as well as searching
federal government materials published since July 1976.
Earlier print-only materials should be searched through the
print Monthly Catalog.
Federal
Web Locator
Brought to you by the Center for Information
Law and Policy at Chicago-Kent College of
Law, Illinois Institute of Technology, this
site lists all Federal and affiliated sites,
including quasi-official organizations such
as the Red Cross.
USA.gov
Search engine built by the US government
to search only Federal online information.
FedStats
Provides access to statistical data
from over 70 federal agencies and the latest
White House press briefings.
FOIA (Freedom of Information Act)
Each agency has it's own process and forms for FOIA
requests. Here are some agencies' links:
FRASER
Produced by the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis to provide
access to digitized print and data for economics
researchers. This can be used in conjunction with
FRED
(Federal Reserve Economic Data) for current and historical
data.
Google's Uncle Sam
This popular search engine's secondary search
(google.com/unclesam) limits your searches
to servers using the .gov (federal), .mil
(military), and state servers (ending with
.us or .gov). Smaller entities, such as
cities, may not be included if the server
domain does not fit the pattern required
by Google. Note: Results from Findlaw.com
are also included in the results due to
the amount of federal legislative information
included on their server, but other .com,
.org and .net sites are excluded.
GovSpot
Commercial-provided directory that provides
access to all levels of world, federal,
state and local government. Includes
links to consumer information sites, public
opinion polls, election information, and
more.
GPO
Access
The Federal Register, Congressional
Record, Congressional Bills and other Federal
Government information are available online
via GPO Access, a service of the U.S. Government
Printing Office (GPO). Public access is
available through the Federal Depository
Library, or directly from GPO. Provides
access to the current Guide to U.S. Government
Information, also known as MoCat.
GrayLit
Network
Search engine for well over 100,000 unclassified
scientific technical reports held in databases
at NASA, DOE, DOD, and EPA and their sub-agencies.
Gray literature is material that is harder
to locate as it is not published through
normal venues, such as journals or conferences.
Some material dates back to 1974.
Infomine
(Government Information)
University of California Riverside's Government
Information Web Page for searching the UCR
collections and resources.
Search
Systems' Public Records Locator
This offers the choice to search either
free or fee-based databases to public records.
You may search by region (recommended) or
by keyword.
THOMAS
Access to current and historical (starting
with the 93rd Congress in 1973) legislation
with links to bill summary (or full text),
current status, supporters, voting records
and much more.
International
Governments & NGOs
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